Vincent, Michael and Elio note the passing of Stanley Falkow, give E. coli an archaeal membrane, and show how the microbiome can make worms live longer.

Hosts:

Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, and Elio Schaechter.

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Links for this episode

• Fecal transplants in the good old days (STC)
• Stanley Falkow, 84
• Loss of an old army buddy (STC)
• Giving E. coli an archaeal membrane (PNAS)
• Microbiome tunes host longevity (Cell)
• Letters read on TWiM 176

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